1205324 Public Notice - Organizational Meeting Board of Education School District 206

Public Notice

Publish January 3, 2011

ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING

BOARD OF EDUCATION

INDEPENDENT SCHOOL

DISTRICT NO. 206

ALEXANDRIA, MINNESOTA

JANUARY 3, 2011

The special organizational meet-

ing of the Board of Education of Inde-

pendent School District No. 206, Alex-

andria, Minnesota, was called to order

by Superintendent Terry Quist at 7:00

p.m. In the District Office Oak Confer-

ence Room, Alexandria, Minnesota.

Board Members Present: Jim Haf-

dal, Sandy Susag, Jean Robley, Pam

Carlson, Dave Anderson, Alan Zei-

thamer, Dean Anderson and (ex-offi-

cio) Superintendent Terry Quist.

Others Present: Judy Backhaus,

Trevor Peterson, Julie Critz, Susan

Scarborough, Jeff Jorgensen, Jill

Johnson, and 3 visitors.

ELECTION OF OFFICERS

Dave Anderson nominated Dean

Anderson for the office of chairperson.

Motion by Dave Anderson, seconded by Jim Hafdal, to close nominations and to cast a unanimous ballot for Dean Anderson for Chair person.

Ayes 7

Nays 0

Motion Carried.

Hafdal nominated Dave Anderson

for the office of vice chairperson.

Motion by Hafdal, seconded by

Robley, to close nominations and to

cast a unanimous ballot for Dave An-

derson for vice chairperson.

Ayes 7

Nays 0

Motion Carried.

Dave Anderson nominated Jean

Robley for the office of clerk/treasurer.

Motion by Dave Anderson, sec-

onded by Carlson, to close nomina-

tions and to cast a unanimous ballot

for Robley for clerk/treasurer.

Ayes 7

Nays 0

Motion Carried.

SCHOOL BOARD STANDING

COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS

Chair Dean Anderson appointed

the following board members to

School Board Standing Committees

for Calendar Year 2011:

• Negotiations/Personnel – Dave

Anderson, Jim Hafdal, Alan Zeihamer.

• Curriculum/Policy – Jean Robley,

Dean Anderson, Sandy Susag.

• Budget/Facilities – Dean Ander-

son, Pam Carlson, Alan Zeithamer.

COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS

Chair Dean Anderson appointed

the following board members to the

following committees/boards for Calendar Year 2011:

• Runestone Area Education Dis-

trict Board – Alan Zeithamer.

• MSBA Legislative Liason – Dave

Anderson.

• Minnesota State High School

League – Jim Hafdal.

• Lakes Area Recreation Board

– Alan Zeithamer, Dave Anderson.

• Curriculum Advisory Council –

Jean Robley, Dean Anderson, Sandy

Susag.

• Representatice Assembly De-

signee to the Lakes Country Service

Cooperative – Dean Anderson.

• ITV Committee Representative –

Alan Zeithamer.

• Student Connections – Pam

Carlson, Sandy Susag and Dean An-

derson.

• Budget and Finance Advisory

Council – Pam Carlson.

• Special Education Advisory

Committee – Dave Anderson.

SALARY FOR BOARD OF EDU-

CATION

Motion by Hafdal, seconded by

Robley, to delay implementing an in-

crease in salary for the board of edu-

cation of 3% each year that was ap-

proved in January, 2008, and to set the

2011 annual salary at the same level it

currently is, $3,000 for board mem-

bers with the chairperson receiving an

additional $500 per year.

Ayes 7

Nays 0

Motion Carried.

BUDGET FOR BOARD MEMBER

TRAINING AND IN-SERVICE

Motion by Hafdal, seconded by

Zeithamer, to set the amount of

$2,300 per board member for calendar

year 2011 for board member training

and in-service.

Ayes 7

Nays 0

Motion Carried.

CALENDAR OF BOARD MEETINGS

Motion by Dave Anderson, sec-

onded by Robley, to set the calendar,

location and format for school board

meeting dates for January 2011 through

June 2012.

Ayes 7

Nays 0

Motion Carried.

BOARD ANNUAL REORGANIZA-

TION CONSENT AGENDA

Motion by Robley, seconded by

Susag, to approve the Board of Edu-

cation Organization Consent Agenda,

as follows:

PURCHASE OF PERFORMANCE

BONDS

To authorize the purchase of blan-

ket bonds in the amount of $10,000 for

the treasurer and $50,000 for all other

district employees.

DESIGNATE OFFICIAL NEWS-

PAPER

To designate the Echo Press as

the official newspaper of district legal

publications for calendar year 2011.

DESIGNATE LEGAL COUNSEL

To approve the Kennedy & Gra-

ven; Swenson, Lervick, SYVERSON, Anderson, Trosvig, Jacobson, P.A.; and Dorsey Whitney Law Firm as the district's legal counsel resources for calendar year 2011.

APPOINT AUDIT FIRM

To appoint LarsonAllen to conduct

the audit for District 206 for the

2010-2011 school year.

DESIGNATE ON-CALL ARCHITECTS

To approve Ringdahl Architects; Widseth, Smith, Nolting & Associates; and JLG Architects as the district’s on-call architects for calendar year 2011.

DESIGNATE DEPOSITORIES

To designate the following finan-

cial institutions as official depositories

for district funds for calendar year

2011: US Bank, Alexandria; Bremer

Bank, Aexandria; Wells Fargo Bank,

Alexandria; Viking Savings Bank,

Alexandria; First State Bank of Alex-

andria/Carlos/Miltona; Neighborhood

National Bank, Alexandria; American

National Bank, Alexandria; State

Bank & Trust, Alexandria; Minnesota

School District Asset Fund Plus; AIM

Investments, Associated Wealth Man-

agement/PMA Financial Network, and

MBIA.

DESIGNATE AUTHORITY FOR

ELECTRONIC FUND TRANSFERS &

INVESTMENTS

To delegate authority to the busi-

ness director to initiate electronic fund

transfers and to invest District 206

funds in 2011.

DISTRICT POLICY SERVICE

To approve MSBA as the district’s policy service provider for 2011.

DISTRICT CONTACTS AND DESIGNEES

To approve District 206 Adminis-

trative Contacts and Designees for

2011 as follows:

• Superintendent – Terry Quist

• Business Director – Trevor Pe-

terson

• Title I (LEA Rep & Contact) – Ju-

lie Critz

• Title IIA and ARRA Contact – Ju-

lie Critz

• District Assessment Coordinator

– Julie Critz

• Federal IDEA, 419, 420, 422,

441, 437 (Rep & Contact): Jeff Jor-

gensen

• ADSIS (Alternate Delivery of

Specialized Instructional Services)

Rep & Contact: Jeff Jorgensen

• Federal Class Size Reduction

Contact – Judy Backhaus

• Comprehensive School Reform

Contact – Terry Quist

• Air Quality Control Contact –

Rick Nelson

Vote on Consent Agenda:

Ayes 7

Nays 0

Motion Carried.

AUTHORIZE ADVERTISING FOR

BIDS

Motion by Hafdal, seconded by

Susag, to authorize advertising for

bids for the displacement unit ventila-

tor equipment or the Lincoln Elemen-

tary School HVAC and plumbing up-

grade project.

Ayes 7

Nays 0

Motion Carried.

REPORTS FO SCHOOL BOARD

Reports were provided to the

school board on the activities, plans

and projects of the various groups rep-

resented by school district member-

ships and committees.

ADJOURNMENT

Motion by Hafdal, seconded by

Susag, that being there is no further

business to come before the Board at

this time, to adjourn the meeting at

8:02 p.m.

Ayes 7

Nays 0

Motion Carried.

ATTEST:

/s/ Jean Robley

Clerk

/s/ Dean R. Anderson

Chairperson

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